ALPM-PACKAGE-VERSION(7)

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🌸 NAME 🌸

okay so this is the alpm-package-version(7) page, bestie 💖 and the name is package version — package versions for ALPM based packages.

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

okay so the package version format is literally the way version info works for ALPM based packages. It shows up in build scripts or file formats for package metadata — like in PKGBUILD, PKGINFO, SRCINFO, alpm-repo-desc, or alpm-lib-desc — to describe package versions, or component versions as part of a package relation. no cap ✨

The value is a composite version string, and it can have several components (alpm-epoch, alpm-pkgver, alpm-pkgrel). There are various forms of composite version strings, but they’re only used in specific contexts. periodt 💅

✨ Full ✨

The value for this form is an alpm-pkgver, directly followed by a - sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgrel (like 1.0.0-1). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

  • package filenames
  • package-relation expressions
    • replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files
  • pkgver in BUILDINFO files
  • pkgver in PKGINFO files
  • as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files
  • as part of installed in BUILDINFO files

🌈 Full with epoch 🌈

The value for this form is an alpm-epoch, directly followed by a : sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgver, directly followed by a - sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgrel (like 1:1.0.0-1). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

  • package filenames
  • package-relation expressions
    • replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files
  • pkgver in BUILDINFO files
  • pkgver in PKGINFO files
  • as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files
  • as part of installed in BUILDINFO files
  • as part of the alpm-state-repo contents

🦋 Minimal 🦋

The value for this form is an alpm-pkgver (like 1.0.0). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

  • package-relation expressions
    • replaces, conflicts, provides, depends, makedepends and checkdepends in PKGBUILD files
    • replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files
  • pkgver in PKGBUILD files
  • pkgver in SRCINFO files
  • as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

🎀 Minimal with epoch 🎀

The value for this form is an alpm-epoch, directly followed by a : sign, directly followed by an alpm-pkgver (like 1:1.0.0). This alpm-package-version form is used in various scenarios, such as:

  • as part of package-relation expressions
    • replaces, conflicts, provides, depends, makedepends and checkdepends in PKGBUILD files
    • replaces, conflict, provides, depend, makedepend and checkdepend in PKGINFO files
  • pkgver in PKGBUILD files
  • pkgver in SRCINFO files
  • as part of buildtoolver in BUILDINFOv2 files

🔥 EXAMPLES 🔥

"1.0.0-1"

A full package version. 💖

"1:1.0.0-1"

A full package version with epoch. ✨

"1.0.0"

A minimal package version. 🦋

"1:1.0.0"

A minimal package version with epoch. 🎀

👑 SEE ALSO 👑

BUILDINFO(5), PKGBUILD(5), PKGINFO(5), SRCINFO(5), alpm-epoch(7), alpm-package-relation(7), alpm-pkgrel(7), alpm-pkgver(7), vercmp(8)

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